All students who hold a 3.25 institutional and a 3.25 cumulative GPA were honored as class scholars. There were 84 scholars recognized from the business and legal studies department, as well as officers from the Bench and Gavel Club, Phi Beta Lambda, TVA Investment Challenge Club and members of the American Mock Trial Association team.

Founded in 1913 by the dean from Harvard University and four professors from Yale University and New York University, Delta Mu Delta is the International Honor Society for business programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Program at the baccalaureate, graduate and doctoral levels.

John Williams, instructor of accounting, was recognized as the business and legal studies Faculty Member of the Year.

Dr. Scott Tollison, dean of the College of Business and Professional Studies at The W, said, “I am incredibly proud of all of the students honored today. Special thanks go out to the faculty and staff for their continued efforts to provide high-quality instructional opportunities, friends and family of the honorees for their sacrifices along the way, our generous sponsors for making this such a wonderful event and the students for their good work inside and outside the classroom.

“If this past year is any indication, these students will deserve all of the many successes that await them.”